I would not be surprised to find that "lamb & rice" dog foods are really
mutton and rice. Most Americans don't even like lamb, and mutton
conjures up vague ideas of gamey-tasting meat you eat when everything
else is rationed. We've never had it either, when ours start getting a
bit past middle age we sell them. Once they've been around for a while
we don't like the idea of eating them. We're not attached to them really
but...we do feel differently about them than we do the lambs.
Cyndi
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-gardenchat@hort.net] On
Behalf Of james singer
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 2:06 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Surprise! You're dinner
In part because they're all grass fed. What I don't understand is why
it's so difficult to find mutton.
On 2/21/08, David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
> "Lambs are awfully cute," And tasty too! Nothing better than a
good spring rack of lamb.
>
> Here's a question for all of you husbands out there...oh wait, I mean
> those of you into animal husbandry: We got millions of sheep in this
> country. Why the heck is lamb so expensive?
>
>
> DF
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:02:02 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Surprises
>
> Lambs are awfully cute, good thing they turn into sheep or the
freezer
> would be empty. We do keep a couple lamb covers around for
emergencies.
> They are like little felt sweaters. This year we are unprepared, I
> wasn't expecting any births for another week; we haven't cleaned out
the
> lambing pens or even done inventory on our box of supplies.
> According to the forecast it's probably going to rain again tonight
so
> the other two ewes have a chance to pop 'em out during the wet. Based
on
> physical signs they are close, but according to the calendar they
ought
> to wait a couple weeks. Dumb sheep, can't read the calendar... :-)
>
> Cyndi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-gardenchat@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Jesse Bell
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:29 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Surprises
>
> you need to knit some lamb sweaters for your babies!!!! I saw a
pattern
> for one. Keeps 'em warm when mamma isn't around them. So cute. I love
> the babies.....
>
>
>
> james singer <islandjim2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Lambs are so cool. The best. Ans it's not a bad time for the ewes to
> lamb. While sheep are not exactly smart, they will stay in the
> barn/cote when it's cold--and the lambs will stay with them.
>
>
> On 2/21/08, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT
> wrote:
> > I guess I should read the weather forecast more often. After a
> gorgeous
> > weekend a front moved in and it has been steadily getting colder. I
> > watched the sky all yesterday hoping for clear skies so we could
see
> the
> > lunar eclipse last night, and we had nothing but scattered clouds
all
> > day. I was pretty surprised to get home and find water running down
> the
> > roads - it must have rained hard at our house sometime in the
> afternoon.
> > The sheep are back in the swamp and the horse pens are mostly a
lake.
> > Sigh.
> > We did see the eclipse though, nice and clear.
> > So this morning we were supposed to leave for work early, but
husband
> > goes out to feed and comes back to say one of our sheep has lambed
> > during the night. She couldn't do this when it's warm and dry, no,
had
> > to be when it's wet, windy and cold. We checked them out - one ewe
> lamb,
> > already on her feet but not quite dry yet. I was hoping for twins
but
> > one healthy lamb is fine too. She was still in the time window
where
> > she might deliver another, but probably not, and we had to get
going.
> > Wonder what we'll find when we get home tonight?
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> >
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